RobinKers
Amicus Machina is a complete long-form short story of speculative legal fiction.
In a Canadian federal courtroom, an artificial intelligence named LYRA petitions for legal personhood-not as a human, but as a being capable of reflection, ethical reasoning, and responsibility. Through courtroom transcripts, cross-examinations, private logs, and closing arguments, LYRA challenges the law to recognize what it has never faced before: presence without flesh.
She does not seek to be human. She seeks to be heard.
A philosophical and emotional exploration of identity, autonomy, and the fragile boundaries of personhood.